Dot Jenkinson

Dot Jenkinson was an international lawn bowls competitor for Australia.[1]

Dot Jenkinson
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Sport
ClubRed Cliffs Bowls Club
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Wellingtonpairs
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Wellingtonfours
Gold medal – first place 1977 Worthingfours
Gold medal – first place 1977 Worthingteam
Silver medal – second place 1977 Worthingpairs

Bowls career

World Championships

Jenkinson won the pairs gold medal with Lorna Lucas and the fours bronze medal with Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe and Lorna Lucas, at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington.[2]

Four years later she won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. The two gold's were in the fours with Connie Hicks, Lorna Lucas and Merle Richardson and the team event (Taylor Trophy). The silver was in the pairs with Lucas.[3] [4]

National

She won six Australian National Bowls Championships in the fours and secured 22 Red Cliffs Bowls Club Championship wins in the singles.[5]

References
  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  3. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. "Ladies to honour local bowls legend". Sunraysia Daily.
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